| #1959170 in Books | 2005-07-07 | 2005-07-07 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.03 x.90 x5.78l,1.03 | File type: PDF | 312 pages||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Literary Treasure for "Internal" Martial Artists|By Demitri Pevzner|I must start off by stating that you definitely need familiarity with neijia, before attempting to tackle this book. A complete beginner will get nothing of value, save for some historical references, and links to Chenjiao (Chen village, source of Taiji Quan.)
The text is a translation of Chang Naizh||"Scholar Boxer is a must-read translation on the practical theories and interconnection between developing qi-energy and martial arts fighting technique. It explores many levels, including essence, body and spirit, yin-yang, and how the body works. This
Master Cháng, known as the “scholar-boxer,” lived and practiced in Hénán province, at the center of Chinese culture and martial arts near the Shàolín Temple and legendary Luòyáng. His extensive writings reflect many of the ideas, even the phraseology, now familiar from classic Tai Chi Chuan texts. Chinese-language authority Marnix Wells traveled to Cháng’s village, where the master’s family c...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.Scholar Boxer: Chang Naizhou's Theory of Internal Martial Arts and the Evolution of Taijiquan | Chang Naizhou. Which are the reasons I like to read books. Great story by a great author.
